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In 2017, 23% fewer crime victims than in 2012. Police recorded crime per inhabitant dropped by 30%.

The crime rate has fallen since 2007: fewer registrations, suspects, criminal court cases and victims.

Only 28 percent of crimes are reported to the police.

A crime is solved when the police knows who at least one suspect is, even if that suspect is on the run or denies having committed the crime.

Crime victims by background characteristics: sex, age, highest level of education, number of addresses per km2 of the place of residence

Dutch police recorded 5 percent fewer criminal offences in 2012 than in 2011. Registered crime in the Netherlands has been showing a downward trend for a number of years now. However, the number of...

Victims of frequently occurring crime. Violent crime, thelft, vandalism, hit - and-run accidents, harassment by phone

20 percent of the Dutch population aged 15 years and older do not feel safe at times.

Someone aged over 12 who has experienced one or more of the types of common crime in the 12 months preceding the survey.

In 2012, 66 thousand young people in the age category 12-24 were arrested on suspicion of having committed at least one criminal offence, i.e. a reduction by nearly one third relative to 2007. The...

A quarter of the population indicated that they had been the victim of common crime in 2003. This is les than in 2002, but about the same as in the years before that. Theft and vandalism decreased,...

Residents of the south part of the Netherlands are more active in crime prevention than people living elsewhere. They look better after their possessions and their homes are better protected. People...

Approximately one quarter of young people became victims of crime in 2012. Young men are more often victims of violent crimes than young women.

In 2004 a quarter of the Dutch population indicated they had been victims of common crime. This is about the same as in 2003 but less than in 2002. The share of violent crime victims fell slightly in...

Homosexual men and women feel less safe than heterosexuals. They are also more often the victims of common crime and experience more disrespectful treatment.

Last year, 1.2 million crimes were registered by the police, about the same amount as in 2006.

In 2013, one in five residents aged 15 years and older indicated they had been victims of common crime (violent crimes, crimes against property and vandalism) during the past year. The proportion was...